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Patented Oct. ll, I898.

W. S. HAMMOND.

A TTQRNEV NITED STATES \VILLIAM SHELDON HAMMOND, OF ST. JOHN, CANADA.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,130, dated October11, 1898. Application filed August 27, 1897. $erial N0. 649,75'7f(1 lomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM SHELDON HAM- MOND, a citizen of the Dominionof Canada, residing at St. John, in the county of St.John and Provinceof New Brunswick, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Puzzles, of which the following is a full and completespecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a puzzle, and has for its object the productionof a device which will afford sufficient amusement in the solution ofthe same, which can be readily solved, and will be simple andinexpensive to make.

The invention consistsin the novel features of construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and described, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows the position inwhich the various parts must be maintained in the solution of thepuzzle. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion thereof, showing thepuzzle only; and Fig. 3 shows the relation of the various parts when thepuzzle has been solved.

In the accompanying drawings, a denotes a rope or other suitableflexible connection between a ring b, designed to be held in the mouth,and an elastic band d, adapted to encompass the toe of the shoe or boot.This rope a is connected with said mouthpiece or ring and said elasticband in any desired manner, and I also preferably mount on said rope,adjacent to mouthpiece and said band, shorthandles or grips,throughwhich the rope passes, These handles or grips are not essential,however, and may or not be employed. In practice I form in the rope a ahalf-hitch f, to remove which, without taking the ring I; from the mouthor the elastic band 61 from the foot, constitutes the solution of thepuzzle.

The solution of the puzzle is as follows: The

ring Z) is taken in the mouth, the half-hitch f having been formed inthe rope a, and the elastic band (Z is placed over the toe of the shoeor foot, and by enlarging the half-hitch f and passing the loop thusformed outwardly through the elastic band d in the direction of the toeand between the top of the foot and said band and then passing thebottom of said loop backwardly between the bottom of the foot and thelower portion of said band the said loop will encircle the foot or leg,and said loop may then be removed from the foot or leg by passing itforwardly over the foot and over said band, through which the toe isstill passed, and this operation will result in undoing the half-hitchf.

By the above-described means it will be seen that the objects of mypuzzle are attained, and a puzzle which is cheap in construction, simplein solution,and capable of giving much amusement to the personattempting to solve the same is produced.

. It will be observed that there may be many variations in minor detailsof construction without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent Apuzzle, comprising a mouthpiece or ring, an elasticband for the foot and. a flexible connection for said parts, saidflexible connection being adapted to be formed into a half-hitch whichis adapted to be removed without removing the mouthpiece from the mouthor the elastic band from the foot, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses,this 23d day of August,1897.

WILLIAM SHELDON HAMMOND.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN BLIZARD Bosrnv, GEORGE WILLIAM HALL.

